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How content marketing, digital marketing and inbound marketing can help your business stand out. Join the conversation!en-usWed, 09 Jan 2019 13:30:10 GMT2019-01-09T13:30:10Zen-usThe Ultimate Guide to Pillar Content for Your Websitehttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/pillar-content
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<p>Have you heard about <strong>pillar content</strong> (also called cornerstone content)? Are you wondering how it helps you get found in search and what it takes to develop content pillars for your own website?</p>
<p>Let's explore.</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p>Have you heard about <strong>pillar content</strong> (also called cornerstone content)? Are you wondering how it helps you get found in search and what it takes to develop content pillars for your own website?</p>
<p>Let's explore.</p>
<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Fpillar-content&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">content marketinginbound marketingWed, 09 Jan 2019 13:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/pillar-content2019-01-09T13:30:00ZTop Tips for Avoiding Spam Filters or How To Make it to the Inboxhttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/top-tips-for-avoiding-spam-filters-or-how-to-make-it-to-the-inbox
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<p>Are you wondering how to avoid spam filters? After all, a critical element of inbound marketing is <strong>being able to reach customers and prospects via email marketing messages on an ongoing basis</strong>&nbsp;so you can establish a relationship and nurture trust.</p>
<p>Especially if you've received permission from your visitors and prospects to do so (aka permission-based marketing). They've opted-in and want to hear from you.</p>
<p>Imagine how vexing, though, to have permission to send emails only to have all of your messages banished to the junk or spam folder without even the glimmer of an opportunity to connect with that person!</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p>Are you wondering how to avoid spam filters? After all, a critical element of inbound marketing is <strong>being able to reach customers and prospects via email marketing messages on an ongoing basis</strong>&nbsp;so you can establish a relationship and nurture trust.</p>
<p>Especially if you've received permission from your visitors and prospects to do so (aka permission-based marketing). They've opted-in and want to hear from you.</p>
<p>Imagine how vexing, though, to have permission to send emails only to have all of your messages banished to the junk or spam folder without even the glimmer of an opportunity to connect with that person!</p>
<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Ftop-tips-for-avoiding-spam-filters-or-how-to-make-it-to-the-inbox&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">inbound marketingDigital MarketingTue, 10 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/top-tips-for-avoiding-spam-filters-or-how-to-make-it-to-the-inbox2018-07-10T12:30:00ZMcGraw-Hill, LinkedIn + 3 Expert Perspectives: Building Trust With Customershttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/bid/114835/why-building-trust-with-customers-matters-3-expert-perspectives
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<p>With all the talk about privacy concerns and online social networks, what often gets lost is the valuable role that networks play in building trust with customers.</p>
<p>When I first published this article in January 2012, I focused primarily on how <a href="/services/blogging">business blogging</a> helps build those relationships. In this update, I also want to call attention to LinkedIn.</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p>With all the talk about privacy concerns and online social networks, what often gets lost is the valuable role that networks play in building trust with customers.</p>
<p>When I first published this article in January 2012, I focused primarily on how <a href="/services/blogging">business blogging</a> helps build those relationships. In this update, I also want to call attention to LinkedIn.</p>
<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Fbid%2F114835%2Fwhy-building-trust-with-customers-matters-3-expert-perspectives&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">Digital MarketingTue, 01 May 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/bid/114835/why-building-trust-with-customers-matters-3-expert-perspectives2018-05-01T12:30:00ZWhat To Do When Your Shopping Cart Gets Abandoned? Try Email Marketinghttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/what-to-do-when-your-shopping-cart-gets-abandoned-try-email-marketing
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<p>If you have an ecommerce website, what do you do when your shopping cart gets abandoned? Do you use email marketing?</p>
<p>If you don't, you should reconsider.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate">Baymard Institute, the average shopping cart abandonment rate is between 68% and 78%</a>. However, many reasons can lead to abandoning a shopping cart - &nbsp;including not being quite yet ready to purchase&nbsp;or even getting interrupted.</p>
<p>Imagine, then, following up with an email communication to find out more.</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p>If you have an ecommerce website, what do you do when your shopping cart gets abandoned? Do you use email marketing?</p>
<p>If you don't, you should reconsider.</p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://baymard.com/lists/cart-abandonment-rate">Baymard Institute, the average shopping cart abandonment rate is between 68% and 78%</a>. However, many reasons can lead to abandoning a shopping cart - &nbsp;including not being quite yet ready to purchase&nbsp;or even getting interrupted.</p>
<p>Imagine, then, following up with an email communication to find out more.</p>
<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Fwhat-to-do-when-your-shopping-cart-gets-abandoned-try-email-marketing&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">customer experienceemail marketingTue, 24 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/what-to-do-when-your-shopping-cart-gets-abandoned-try-email-marketing2018-04-24T12:30:00ZInbound Marketing Definition: Build Trust, Generate Leadshttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/inbound-marketing-definition-build-trust-generate-leads
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<p>What's your <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">definition of '<strong>inbound marketing</strong></a>'?</p>
<p>For me, it has everything to do with building trust so you generate the right leads for your business.</p>
<p>Interestingly, since publishing this article in July 2012, quite a few marketing automation companies in addition to HubSpot have committed to inbound marketing and defined the term.</p>
<p>Here are the top four I came across.</p>
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<p>What's your <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">definition of '<strong>inbound marketing</strong></a>'?</p>
<p>For me, it has everything to do with building trust so you generate the right leads for your business.</p>
<p>Interestingly, since publishing this article in July 2012, quite a few marketing automation companies in addition to HubSpot have committed to inbound marketing and defined the term.</p>
<p>Here are the top four I came across.</p>
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<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Finbound-marketing-definition-build-trust-generate-leads&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">inbound marketingTue, 17 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/inbound-marketing-definition-build-trust-generate-leads2018-04-17T12:30:00ZDo You Integrate Personas into Your Inbound Marketing with HubSpot?https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/bid/157956/integrate-personas-into-your-inbound-marketing-with-hubspot
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<p>Do you do <strong>personas</strong> in your business? Have you integrated them <a href="/services/inbound-marketing">into your inbound marketing</a>?</p>
<p>If yes, then please add your perspective to this article in the comments.</p>
<p>If no, you'll be interested in the persona tool from HubSpot which makes <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">integrating personas into your inbound marketing</a> not only seamless, but also impossible to ignore.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, even if you don't use HubSpot, you can apply personas to your marketing, so read on!</p>
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<p>Do you do <strong>personas</strong> in your business? Have you integrated them <a href="/services/inbound-marketing">into your inbound marketing</a>?</p>
<p>If yes, then please add your perspective to this article in the comments.</p>
<p>If no, you'll be interested in the persona tool from HubSpot which makes <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">integrating personas into your inbound marketing</a> not only seamless, but also impossible to ignore.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, even if you don't use HubSpot, you can apply personas to your marketing, so read on!</p>
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<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Fbid%2F157956%2Fintegrate-personas-into-your-inbound-marketing-with-hubspot&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">content marketingcustomer experienceHubSpotTue, 03 Apr 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/bid/157956/integrate-personas-into-your-inbound-marketing-with-hubspot2018-04-03T12:30:00ZHow To Build Inbound Trust and Cooperation: Simon Sinek Explainshttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/how-to-build-inbound-trust-and-cooperation-simon-sinek-at-inbound14
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek"></a></p>
<p>How important is it for you to build trust and cooperation? Aren't both an ongoing commitment you make to everyone your business touches?</p>
<p>And yet that commitment can become overwhelming. Nowadays, you need to be always-on, constantly figuring out how to develop and nurture ongoing relationships across tools and platforms that are forever in flux. Don't forget those critical in-real-life interactions!</p>
<p>Enter&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek">Simon Sinek</a>&nbsp;who, during INBOUND 14, focused on the very topic of <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">how to build trust and cooperation in an inbound marketing world</a>.</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek"></a></p>
<p>How important is it for you to build trust and cooperation? Aren't both an ongoing commitment you make to everyone your business touches?</p>
<p>And yet that commitment can become overwhelming. Nowadays, you need to be always-on, constantly figuring out how to develop and nurture ongoing relationships across tools and platforms that are forever in flux. Don't forget those critical in-real-life interactions!</p>
<p>Enter&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek">Simon Sinek</a>&nbsp;who, during INBOUND 14, focused on the very topic of <a href="/how-to-do-inbound-marketing-guide">how to build trust and cooperation in an inbound marketing world</a>.</p>
<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2Fhow-to-build-inbound-trust-and-cooperation-simon-sinek-at-inbound14&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">inbound marketingcustomer loyaltyTue, 27 Mar 2018 12:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/how-to-build-inbound-trust-and-cooperation-simon-sinek-at-inbound142018-03-27T12:30:00ZWhat's Your Marketing Technology Stack?https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/whats-your-marketing-technology-stack
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<p>Have you created your own Marketing Technology Stack? If you haven't, I strongly encourage you to not only do so, but also to submit a visual depiction of your stack to the 2018 Stackies.</p>
<p>In this article I share with you my 2018 stack and my journey to submitting my very first one in 2016, as well as references from 2016 and 2017 to inspire you to think about your marketing technology stack and how you might visually represent it.</p>
<p>Note: You have until Friday, April 6th, 2018 to submit your own entry to the Stackies. Details in this article:&nbsp;<a href="https://chiefmartec.com/2018/01/martech-stackies-2018-marketing-tech-stack-awards/">Share your marketing tech stack, and we’ll donate up to $10,000 to Girls in Tech</a>.</p><div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper">
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<p>Have you created your own Marketing Technology Stack? If you haven't, I strongly encourage you to not only do so, but also to submit a visual depiction of your stack to the 2018 Stackies.</p>
<p>In this article I share with you my 2018 stack and my journey to submitting my very first one in 2016, as well as references from 2016 and 2017 to inspire you to think about your marketing technology stack and how you might visually represent it.</p>
<p>Note: You have until Friday, April 6th, 2018 to submit your own entry to the Stackies. Details in this article:&nbsp;<a href="https://chiefmartec.com/2018/01/martech-stackies-2018-marketing-tech-stack-awards/">Share your marketing tech stack, and we’ll donate up to $10,000 to Girls in Tech</a>.</p>
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<h3><strong>What are the signs that your inbound marketing efforts are generating success?</strong></h3>
<p>After all, you've been working intensely, publishing blog articles regularly and consistently, creating new offers and promoting those with call-to-action buttons and landing pages.</p>
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<h3><strong>What are the signs that your inbound marketing efforts are generating success?</strong></h3>
<p>After all, you've been working intensely, publishing blog articles regularly and consistently, creating new offers and promoting those with call-to-action buttons and landing pages.</p>
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<img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=103148&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%2Fcontent-talks-business-blog%2F11-signs-of-inbound-marketing-success&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.simplemarketingnow.com%252Fcontent-talks-business-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; ">inbound marketingTue, 30 Jan 2018 13:30:00 GMTcbwhittemore@simplemarketingnow.com (Christine B. Whittemore)https://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/11-signs-of-inbound-marketing-success2018-01-30T13:30:00Z10 Top Tips for Starting a Blog for Businesshttps://www.simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/10-tips-for-starting-a-blog-for-business
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<p>If your business doesn't yet have a blog - or has one that might benefit from a reset - here are 10 tips for starting that business blog.</p>
<p>For perspective, I originally published this article in March 2012 a day after a&nbsp;<a href="http://kbtribe.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/blogging-for-business/" title="was about Blogging for Business and was hosted by Todd Vendituoli">#KBTribeChat about Blogging for Business that Todd Vendituoli</a>&nbsp;hosted. I met him in person a few months later at Coverings 2012.</p>
<p>&gt;&gt; See&nbsp;<span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_text" style="display: inline !important;"><a href="/blog/social-flooring-index-blog/bid/124591/tile-industry-at-coverings-2012-via-tweetup-twitter-chat-trends" class="link hubspot-editable">Tile Industry at Coverings 2012 via Tweetup, Twitter Chat, Trends</a></span></p>
<p><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_text" style="display: inline !important;">The Twitter Chat reminded me that I had wanted to address this topic. As I revisit this article six years later, I'm reminded how critical it is to not just have a blog for business, but also to put it in the right perspective. These top tips should help.</span></p>
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<p>If your business doesn't yet have a blog - or has one that might benefit from a reset - here are 10 tips for starting that business blog.</p>
<p>For perspective, I originally published this article in March 2012 a day after a&nbsp;<a href="http://kbtribe.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/blogging-for-business/" title="was about Blogging for Business and was hosted by Todd Vendituoli">#KBTribeChat about Blogging for Business that Todd Vendituoli</a>&nbsp;hosted. I met him in person a few months later at Coverings 2012.</p>
<p>&gt;&gt; See&nbsp;<span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_text" style="display: inline !important;"><a href="/blog/social-flooring-index-blog/bid/124591/tile-industry-at-coverings-2012-via-tweetup-twitter-chat-trends" class="link hubspot-editable">Tile Industry at Coverings 2012 via Tweetup, Twitter Chat, Trends</a></span></p>
<p><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_text" style="display: inline !important;">The Twitter Chat reminded me that I had wanted to address this topic. As I revisit this article six years later, I'm reminded how critical it is to not just have a blog for business, but also to put it in the right perspective. These top tips should help.</span></p>
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